Apple today announced its 2021 Apple Design Awards listing the apps and games that won an award for innovation, visual and graphics, interaction, delight and fun, inclusivity, and social impact.
“This year’s Apple Design Award winners have redefined what we’ve come to expect from a great app experience, and we congratulate them on a well-deserved win,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “The work of these developers embodies the essential role apps and games play in our everyday lives, and serve as perfect examples of our six new award categories.”
Winners were selected in categories that include Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation, with a full list of winning apps available below.
2021 Apple Design Awards Winners
Inclusivity
Winners in this category provide a great experience for all by supporting people from a diversity of backgrounds, abilities, and languages.
- Voice Dream Reader (App)
- HoloVista (Game)
Delight & Fun
Winners in this category provide memorable, engaging, and satisfying experiences that are enhanced by Apple technologies.
- Little Orpheus (Game)
- Pok Pok Playroom (App)
Interaction
Winners in this category deliver intuitive interfaces and effortless controls that are perfectly tailored to their platform.
- CARROT Weather (App)
- Bird Alone (Game)
Social Impact
Winners in this category improve lives in a meaningful way and shine a light on crucial issues.
Visuals and Graphics
Winners in this category feature stunning imagery, skillfully drawn interfaces, and high-quality animations that lend to a distinctive and cohesive theme.
- Loóna (App)
- Genshin Impact (Game)
Innovation
Winners in this category provide a state-of-the-art experience through novel use of Apple technologies that set them apart in their genre.
- NaadSadhana (App)
- League of Legends: Wild Rift (Game)
In addition to the physical Apple Design Award, this year’s winners will receive a prize package that includes hardware for every developer to continue creating great apps and games.
